I'm pretty sure we would all want to help Japan after that devastating earthquake and tsunami. But there are some cautions we Americans need to take when giving money to these organizations that say they are collecting money to give to Japan to help them rebuild their country.
Of course we want to help them, we want to give them money, food and water, and clothes. And there are some good funding programs that are helping people in Japan. Like the American Red Cross Foundation, Globalgiving, Save the Children, the Salvation Army, and Americares. They are all legit organizations that people can go to give back to Japan. And Google, which is a nationwide Internet search engine, is also helping people in Japan.
And just like there are some great organizations that really do help people there some organizations that are scammers and people need to watch out for.
But there are some things that people can do to protect themselves. People can ask for the charity for identification and papers. They can ask for a license or certification. People can also google the charity's name.
How This Relates To Class:
This story relates to class earlier we learned about the different Departments of the Government and one of those departments was the Department of Homeland Security. In the news lately, members of Homeland Security have been on the look out for any scammers who are claiming they need money so they can help Japan, but what they really are doing is pocketing the money for themselves. and when they are caught they may be charged by the Supreme Court instead of the lower state courts because this is a high federal crime, which is why the highest court would need to solve it.
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